Filming blog: great day of filming

Yesterday my group and I went back to the park again to film. This time around we actually needed to be finished with it for peer reviewing or at least have most of it done. we went right after school, and the weather was perfect for filming. When we got there we went back to the spot and got right on it. I was playing the killer of the film, but this time I'm actually going to be acting, unlike the last time around. But until the scenes with the killer came on, I was the camera man. I pulled out the storyboards, to see what scenes where next, and my partner guided me to what camera angles and shots to use. I did a couple of test runs to see what the angles look like, then I started to film the actual scene. I had to do a couple of takes because sometimes the footage didn't look right. Ok and after like doing the same thing to about the next 2 scenes, it was finally my time to shine. The scenes with the killer was coming up, so I got ready. My partner provided me with a mask and a straight jacket to wear. So I put them on and I had also brought a pair of dress shoes to wear, I put that on as well. Finally it was the scene for the killer to appear and kill the victims. I handed the camera to one of my group members and I did exactly what the storyboard/ script said my role was. We needed to hurry up on filming, because although the weather was not a problem we also had a time limit. So I did my role and we did a couple more takes. A few things got tweaked a little, For example the costume of the killer and the ending of the film. So it was getting a little dark, and after looking at our footage we were for the most part finished. I undressed from the costume and we headed home, it was a great day.

Filming blog: Day at the park

Yesterday my group and I went to a state park to film. We had this set up since the Wednesday of last week. So what I did to prepare for filming yesterday was starting by getting my clothes ready. This clothes was a pair of black dress shoes, black jeans and a black jacket. I play the role of the killer so I needed to look like one, so one of my partners brought a killer mask. So I packed everything I needed and charged the camera. It was a good thing that I did that because the battery was really low. I arrived at the park around 3:30 and we got right to it. We had to walk around the park to find a good place in the park to film. When we found a place we began to film. What I did was help one of my group members with filming an establishing shot. Since the park had people there I needed to tell him when people are coming so they don't be in the shot. After the establishing shot was done I filmed my group members walking with their phones in there hand. I did this various times, because there were people walking and I needed to film them in different angles and shots. We were on a time crunch, because one of my group members had things to do later on.  So I filmed a couple more times to see which ones looked better, and they were good. After that we were done for the day, and we pretty much have the beginning of the opening sequences done. We will go back again this week, and by then we should be finished filming. This time I will actually be in the scenes as the killer who kills the victims. I am really looking forward to filming more. The picture below is a picture of what one of our scenes was going to be until a couple of roles had to be switched.

Filming blog: setting up for filming

Today my group and I were searching for good places in the park to film. We already agreed to film in holiday park, but we needed to see good spots in the park. My Job in the film is to be the killer, and the camera man when my scenes as the killer doesn't come up. So as camera man I needed to find a place to film my partners. Because our film is generally set in sundown or nighttime, we needed to start doing test trials in the afternoon. When the time came I walked around the park to see a place where there's not much people, but a lot of trees. I have an idea of where we will film, but it is not certain. This means that i'm not exactly sure if people will be there or not. According to our storyboard, we had a couple of background people in our film, but not a lot. Because parks typically have a lot of people this may be a problem. All I can hope is that not much people will be there, based on the time that we plan to film. The time that we will film is around 5:00 or 6:00, this is usually around sundown and it should get a little dark. I would film a little later, but I don't think my parents or my partners' parents would like us to be filming at night. As killer of the film, all I had to worry about is trying to film with the right lighting. This is because I will be wearing all black and I need to make sure the black isn't hard to see when filming. I will also be wearing a mask if there is one available. In terms of readiness, i'd say were pretty prepared for filming, we have 90% of what we need. The only concern really at this point is weather, if it rains it'll mess up everything. I just checked the weather for the weekends, and it doesn't show any signs of rain for the time we plan to film.Other than that I think that I am ready.

Planning blog: Storyboarding

For this part of planning for our film, we had to make a storyboard. The storyboard is basically a little sentence and picture of everything that will be in our film. The storyboard paper that we used has six boxes on each of them, and we used ten of them. Since there are 10 scenes in the opening of our movie, each individual paper is a scene. To help us out with forming this storyboard, we used our previous PowerPoints. These PowerPoints are the shooting script, sound script, and title blog. The shooting script was the most helpful one to use, because it was pretty much a storyboard itself without pictures. The sound script was helpful in letting us know what the characters say. The title blog was helpful in knowing what our titles will be. Storyboards are important because they make creating a film easier to do.

Planning blog: Schedule, Location, Participants, Health

New power-point today. This time were doing it about planning the schedule. If you don't plan then how do you know what to do. It shows where were going to film. We had many places to choose from but only two met our eye. Holiday park and Hugh Taylor Birch state park. these two places meet our requirements. This is why you need to know where your going to film before you film. If we didn't do this we could've been driving around for hours. This is why it's important to schedule and know when, where, and who you will be filming.

Planning blog: Titles

Today we started to do a power-point. The power-point was on all the titles we will have in our film. This is helpful because when we need to add the titles to the film all we have to do is look at what we wrote and edit into the film. It consists of things like the studio and production company, actors and film title, music by and edited by,etc. It is important so people watching the film know who did what. This is helpful to the viewer if they don't know who the actor is. This is important because you need to give the people credit for the job they did. When people watch movies it is good to know who the Person is. This way if you like the actor you can watch more movies with him in it. This is why you need titles.

Planning blog:Shooting script

This presentation is the script of our movie. It includes everything that will be going on in the opening sequences of our film. Each scene in the film is its own separate slide. All of the slides have its own detailed material. For the most part, the slides consist of whats happening in each scene, different camera angles and the titles. Including these things in the slides will make it easier for us to know what camera angles, movements and shots to use. Without those various camera angles,our film would be dull and bland. We are doing this shooting script, as a little outline of what the beginning our film will be about. Breaking the scenes into its own slide makes the process easier. What's on the presentation is kind of like a rough draft, because somethings may change throughout this process.

Planning blog: Sound and Dialogue script

This presentation is the sound and dialogue script. It shows all the sound that will be in our film. Unlike the shooting script that we did earlier, this one is not as detailed. All that's really included is the dialogue of the actors and the sounds that will be heard. Even the little sounds like footsteps walking and wind in the background are included. One of the most important sounds of our whole film, which is music is also included. Just like the shooting script, the purpose of this presentation is also supposed to be some type of outline of our film. The sound script is important because sound will play a vital role in not only our film but, also most films. The dialogue of a film can provide clarity to what's going on in a certain scene,or even the entire film. The music of a film can help to create a certain mood. This presentation is like a rough draft, so some things may change.